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Champion’s Suite With Bobby Allison Puts Race Fans In Exclusive Company
Bobby Allison is a three-time Daytona 500 champion.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2009) — It’s an opportunity that every race fan would dream of doing – watching the Daytona 500 and visiting with a three-time winner of “The Great American Race.”
Daytona International Speedway is making that dream happen.
With the Champion’s Suite With Bobby Allison, race fans will have the opportunity to rub elbows with three-time Daytona 500 winner Bobby Allison during DIRECTV Speedweeks and the 51st annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Included in the package will be admission to the Champion’s Suite With Bobby Allison located on the famed Superstretch as well as other amenities such as:
Meet and greet with Allison
Food and two drink tickets for beer or wine (cash bar for mixed drinks)
Unlimited Coca-Cola soft drinks and Dasani water
Pre-Race access including Sprint FANZONE
Souvenir event program
Daytona 500 Experience admission
Allison is one of only five drivers to have won the Daytona 500 three or more times. He captured the 1978 Daytona 500 with Bud Moore, the 1982 with DiGard Racing and the 1988 with Stavola Bros.
In the 1988 Daytona 500, Allison and his son Davey delivered the race’s only 1-2 father-son finish. That same year, Allison also won the 300-mile Nationwide Series race, the Gatorade qualifying race and the fishing tournament.
Prices range from the four-day package of $999 to a single-day package for the 51st annual Daytona 500 of $699. To purchase the package, call 1-800-PITSHOP.
Budweiser Shootout Features New Format In 2009
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2008 Budweiser Shootout.
ST. LOUIS and DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2008) - The Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR’s season-opening event, will undergo a major format change in 2009 with the top-six drivers in owner’s points for each car manufacturer eligible for a starting berth. NASCAR’s season-opening event is scheduled for Saturday night, Feb. 7 at Daytona International Speedway.
In addition, other format changes include:
Event distance increases from 70 laps to 75 laps
10-minute intermission after 25 laps; teams can change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments